Safety-razor.



E. F. SCHGELL.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLmATxoN FILED JULY 10.1911.

1,008,565. Patenten Nov. 14, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

EUGENE F. BOHOELL, 0F NEW BRITAIN',- CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOB T0 THE TRAUT EINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, TION 0F CONNECTICUT.

OF NEW BITAIN, GONNEC'J ICUT, A CORPORA- SAFETY-RAZOR.

Patent. .a Nm?. 14, 1911.

' Application tiled July 10, 1911. Serial No. 887,593.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, EUGENE F. SoHoE'LL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new, and useful Improvements in Safet Razors`, of which the following is a ful, clear, and exact description.'A

My invention relates to improved safety razors, the object being to provide an exoeedingl simple and at the same time comd' effective construction.

'In the drawings, Figure 1 'is a side elevation of my improved. razor construction assembled ready for use. Fig. 2 is aside e1evation partly in section, the blade gripping member being released. Fig. 3 is a plan view 0f a detail, namely, the blade support and guard. Fig. 4 is a view of the underside of the blade clamp detached. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blade.

1 represents .the handle portion which ma be of any suitable design. The outer en of the handle portion is provided with a cam incline 2 at one side.

3 is a notch adjacent to the high art of the cam incline 2 forming a keeper s oulder adjacent thereto. c

4,is a late on which the blade is sup- This blade support 4 is provided with. forwardly projectin guar 55, which protect the e ge of the blade, and otherwise operate in the usual manner.

6 is a stein on the underside of the blade support 4, said' stem being mounted at the end of the handle portion 1, and lon"- tudinally movable re atively thereto. e stem 6 is preferably so constructed that it will slide but not -turn in said handle.

7 represents a blade. Any suitable means may be provided to position the blade proper-ly upon the support 4. In this partlcular instance such positioning'means comprises the forward end lugs 8-8, and the rear end lugs 99, between `which 1u s the blade is placed in the actof assemb ing the razor.

he means for holding the blade in position comprises the plate 10 having a flexible bowed rear extension 11. The end of said bowed extension is arranged to ride on the incline -2. The Ilate 10 -is suitably connected with the b ade support 4 so that it may partake of a 'swinging or hin e-like movement, said connection bein pre erably auch that said blade holder p ate 10 may tongues be easily removed frbm said blade support\ to permit of allI the Vpar ts to be thoroughly cleaned whenever desired. In this particular instance, the mean: for connecting the plate 10 with the blade support 4 is constructed as follows :-T ie rear edge of the. blade support 4 is proided with a down- A wardly turned li 12, w? tile' the rear edge of the plate 10 at eac end |.s shown in Fig. 4). 1s provided with an op en ended and open sided knuckle 14. By eaving the edge of the knuckles 14-14 ope n, the late 10 may be sllpped into place or :'emoveg by a lateral movement when the parts stand as show n in Fig. 2.

Operation: Starting with the parts as shown in Fig. 2, it will be observed that the blade supporting p ate 4 is pushed out from the end of the h Lndle 1, so that its forward edge is lifted :omewhat above the blade 7 to permit the l: tter to be easily removed or inserted. Th a end of the spring bow 11 rests against tie low part of the can incline 2. By pressing down upon the bla e holding plate thei: position is changed from that shown in Fi 2 to that shown in Fig. 1. During. this s ifting of the parts, the end of the bow 11 ri les up on the incline 2, thereby swinging the plate 10 on its lhinged connection, bringing the forward` edge of said plate down into contact with the blade 7, where it presses with suicient force to hold the blade in place. When the parts stand in the posit `am shown in Fig. 1, the end of the spring b1 w 11 rests in and is frictionally 4retalned by the keeper shoulder adjacent to the notch. 3. When the parts are in the position shov 'n in Fig. 1 they are ready for use. To se 's .rate the parts pressure is a plied upwar y against the underside of t e spring bow 11, sufficient to dislodge the end of said )ow from the notch 3, whereupon the part: may be shifted to the position shown in Fig. 2, wherein the blade 7 may be removad and the plate 10 sligped olf.

y 4this very simpll` and comparatively inexpensive arrangeme: it, an effective safety razor is produced, cap Lble of withstanding the severest usage, anll of performing the intended function in the most acceptable "mannen blade `iiilpport, a connection between said 'blade support and handle to permit the longitudinal movement 'of one part relative carried by the blade support, a cam incline carried on the handle and a connection between Asaid blade holding member and the cam incline whereby when the blade support and blade holdmg members are moved y to the other, a blade holding member j toward the handle said holdin member will be moved into the blade ho ing sition said connection between the b 'ade holding member and said cam comprisi .a yielin bowed extension at the rear 0 said hol lng member, the end of said extension engaging said 'cam incline, and a keeper shoul on said handle.

4'. In a safety razor, a handle, a cam carried thereby, a blade su portin means carried b said handle. and slidab e relativel to sai crumed between its en means and operable by said cam, sai blade gripping member pomprising a bowed resilient plate.

EUGENE E. SCHOELL. Witnesses:

ERNEST N. HUMPHREY, Hammer M. DENBY.

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